Innovations for Urban Sanitation

Abstract

'The urban sanitation sector suffers from a lack of effective engagement with the people who will use the services. Developments are usually driven by engineers, technology and regulations, with little heed paid to the capacities, aspirations, motivations and affordability of the sanitation services to the user. Innovations for Urban Sanitation: Adapting community-led approaches contributes to redressing that balance and giving voice to the community and sanitation users. This useful new book applies what has been learned from using participatory tools in rural and urban sanitation to provide practical approaches to partner better with communities in urban sanitation projectsbig and small. As a workbook it provides a menu of tools and techniques to mix and match for different types of urban sanitation project. Projects and programmes which systematically use these approaches will achieve better community engagement and increased ownership and thus improve the sustainability and outcomes of urban sanitation investments. ' Isabel Blackett, Consultant, Inclusive Sanitation in Practice (ISP) 'A timely and valuable book for anyone wanting to better understand the complexities of CLTS in urban settings. Author and organization biographiesJamie Myers -Research Officer based at the Institute of Development Studies, looking at the use of CLTS and other similar community-based participatory processes in rural, peri-urban and urban environments.Sue Cavill -Freelance consultant with over 17 years of experience in the WASH sector, from implementing programmes to policy research and analysis.Samuel Musyoki -Country Director, Plan International Zambia with a background in anthropology and over 18 years experience as a trainer in participatory development processes.Katherine Pasteur -Freelance consultant working alongside The CLTS Knowledge Hub, The CLTS Foundation, and NGOs such as Practical Action to document the evolving experiences and lessons from CLTS practice around the world.Lucy Stevens -Policy & Practice Adviser at Practical Action with 10 years of experience leading learning initiatives in urban WASH and waste management. Institute of Development Studies (IDS)is a leading global institution for development research, teaching and learning, and impact and communications, based at the University of Sussex. IDS have been working in support of CLTS for over a decade. During this time CLTS has become an international movement.Plan International is a development and humanitarian organization that advances children's rights and equality for girls. They use the CLTS approach in countries across Africa and Asia and in peri-urban and urban areas in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, and Zambia.Practical Action is an international NGO that uses technology to challenge poverty in development countries. They promote the CLTS approach with partners and local governments, demonstrating best practice and developing innovative technologies for clean water and waste management, and they work with national and city governments to ensure that ...

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